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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Forms of presentation and labelling

Article R412-8

Where the indication of quantity is provided for by European Union or national regulations, it shall be expressed as a net quantity.For prepared snails in shell and oysters, the indication of quantity…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Powers of the Chairman.

Article 873

The president may, within the same limits, and even in the presence of a serious dispute, prescribe in summary proceedings any conservatory or restoration measures that are necessary, either to preven…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title V: Provisions specific to the joint tribunal for rural leases.

Article 894

The president may, within the same limits, and even in the presence of a serious dispute, prescribe in summary proceedings any conservatory or restoration measures that are necessary, either to preven…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Domestic arbitration.

Article 1467

The arbitral tribunal shall carry out the necessary acts of inquiry unless the parties authorise it to appoint one of its members. The arbitral tribunal may hear any person. Such hearing shall take pl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Domestic arbitration.

Article 1468

The arbitral tribunal may order the parties to take any protective or provisional measure it deems appropriate, under the conditions it shall determine and, if necessary, subject to a penalty payment.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 29

Where an entry has been registered even though it was inadmissible because an essential condition was missing, the court in charge of the register may strike it off ex officio. It must inform the inte…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Internal organisation of approved professional associations

Article R513-16

The association draws up a code of conduct setting out the rules applicable to its members. This code may be common to one or more approved associations. The association may ask the Autorité de contrô…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-5

For the application of articles L. 4624-3 and L. 4624-4, the occupational health physician receives the employee, in order to discuss the opinion and the indications or proposals that he may address t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cancellation of the sale.

Article L4411-7

The purchaser of a dangerous substance or mixture which has been delivered under conditions contrary to the provisions of articles L. 4411-1 and L. 4411-3 may, even in the presence of a clause to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-8-1

The employee may object to the occupational physician responsible for monitoring his state of health having access to his shared medical file referred to inarticle L. 1111-14 of the Public Health Code…

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